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Virginia state government salary
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$83.9 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Virginia.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $18,000/year for senators. $17,640/year for delegates. | $213/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin |
$175,000 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears |
$36,321 |
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Attorney General of Virginia Jason Miyares |
$150,000 |
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Virginia Secretary of State Kelly Gee |
$209,190 |
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Virginia State Comptroller Scott Adams |
$192,743 |
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Virginia State Corporation Commission Kelsey Bagot |
$206,216 |
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Virginia Chief Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion Officer Martin Brown |
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Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Terrance Cole |
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Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Craig Crenshaw |
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Virginia Counselor to the Governor Richard Cullen |
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Virginia Secretary of Finance Stephen Cummings |
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Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson |
$204,587 |
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Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts Staci Henshaw |
$229,416 |
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Virginia State Corporation Commission Jehmal Hudson |
$206,216 |
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Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Janet Kelly |
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Virginia Governor Chief of Staff John Littel |
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Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matt Lohr |
$209,189 |
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Virginia Secretary of Administration Lyn McDermid |
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Virginia Secretary of Transportation W. Sheppard Miller III |
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Virginia Commissioner of Labor and Industry Gary Pan |
$204,587 |
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Virginia Treasurer David Richardson |
$183,750 |
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Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera |
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Virginia Secretary of Labor Bryan Slater |
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Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Stefanie Taillon |
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Virginia State Corporation Commission Samuel Towell |
$206,216 |
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Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Travis Voyles |
$204,587 |
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Virginia Chief Transformation Officer Robert Ward |
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Virginia Commissioner of Insurance Scott White |
$206,144 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Virginia court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $243,842[3] | Associates: $225,325[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Virginia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,367,587 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 39,490 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $65,015 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Virginia. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Virginia
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Virginia, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Virginia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Virginia coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Virginia
- United States congressional delegations from Virginia
- Public policy in Virginia
- Endorsers in Virginia
- Virginia fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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